Irene Marcuse Explained

Irene Marcuse
Occupation:Author
Nationality:American
Education:Columbia University (BA, MSW)
Genre:Mystery fiction
Parent:Peter Marcuse (father)
Relatives:Herbert Marcuse (grandfather)

Irene Marcuse was an American author of mystery novels. She was a finalist for the Agatha Award in 2000. She died March 8, 2021.[1] [2] Marcuse held a BA in Literature and Creative Writing and a Master of Social Work from Columbia University. She was the granddaughter of social philosopher Herbert Marcuse and daughter of his only child Peter Marcuse.

Books

Marcuse's Anita Servi series includes:

Her book Under the Manhattan Bridge is set in October 2001, in a city still coping with the impact of 9/11. According to a review in The New York Times of post-9/11 mystery novels, it features "garbage trucks used as barricades and surreally polite New Yorkers."[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Irene "Beetsie" Elizabeth Marcuse Silver. Tabitha. Silver. LifePost.com. March 14, 2022.
  2. News: Shelf Awareness for Thursday, March 11, 2021. Self Awareness.com. March 11, 2022. March 14, 2022.
  3. News: Whodunit? Suddenly Nobody Cared . Ellen . Pall . . February 9, 2003 . September 2, 2013.